In a world of majority peace; with thriving economies, life and landscapes, one wouldn't cross the thought that adventuring from place to place would be a simple feat. How oblivious those people would be. These would be the first to die to the bite of an Overturned.



Welcome to the Fall. Bordered by pure land, it takes one look of the ground to distinguish how in danger you're in. Lava would fit this - but people underestimate the gravity of purple Eden, purple dirt mixed in with the pale. This soil has been afflicted with an ailment known simply as the Hex - degrading pure aesthetic particles into an opposing force. This process is extremely slow over time, with exception, but the more dangerous part is what this ground harbours.

It becomes a ground for creatures known as the Overturned. These are generated from other living organisms, who too; eventually succumb to aetheric degradation. This can happen exceptionally quickly if it somehow reaches the blood.


Overturned physiology greatly varies, but most often comes in the form of a starved looking creature. All sense and self have been removed from the living flesh-bones, and they bleed purple when struck. They run on a single command - instinct. This instinct is a directory of the Fall, and the Daeva hivemind that operates within the center. They run exceptionally fast, and can survive out of the Fall for several weeks before decomposing completely.

It is not just people subject to Hex if left too long. Animals, even plants become subject. Men have reported of trees impaling passers by. More shockingly - even ground cavities have formed, devouring people who put their foot to the wrong patch of dirt.

In the Fall, or any hexed area, there become no rules. A man wondering in ill-prepared and alone will surely die.

However, there is a force of nature to combat the Hex. Known as the Crusaders; their task is to purify polluted lands and soil, with their ultimate goal of conquering the Fall. The techniques used involve purifying the ground with aetheric rituals. They are known to be clad in armour and swords like knights when they fight, because the light that beams from the metal reflects onto their enemies, disabling them for a time.

Even people afflicted by Hex can survive, deeming the appropriate tools are assembled, Crusaders are an expert of their craft.

However, it's still worth mentioning that Crusaders often feel like the hunted. They spend most of their working lives combating the Hex - a never ending war without end. It's likely they will see their comrades die on the field of battle, or fall into madness wondering when it may be their turn to face their end.

Lately, it has become a popular and horrifying method of blackmail to smuggle Dark Seeds from the Fall and use them to threaten people. These crystalline things were created by a congeal of souls, that interrupted aether around its roots to remain alive. Unless shattered with a strong weapon, it often devours peoples homes, or just makes them uninhabitable, or infested with monsters. Loansharks and questionable political figures have used these to unfavourable ends on citizens, making it a mess for the Crusaders to clear up afterwards, instead of dealing with business in The Fall. There are even cultists who worship the existence of Hex and witches that practise in it.